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VocabJLPT N1

custom

NounSuru Verb

Definitions

1. custom
2. convention
3. becoming accustomed (to)

This word refers to a custom, practice, or convention that has been established over time through repeated behavior within a society or group. It describes habits and traditions that people follow because they have been done that way for a long time. It is similar in meaning to 習慣 but tends to emphasize socially shared practices rather than personal habits.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

At the city office, there's still a custom of submitting documents in duplicate.

Sentence 2

Going to the sento in the evening — it's such a shitamachi thing, I love it!

Sentence 3

I had no idea about tipping customs at my travel destination — I panicked!

Sentence 4

Why is there a custom of avoiding white clothes at weddings?

Sentence 5

Our values are shaped by the customs of the society we grow up in.